Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 26, 2018
Vivek Singh and his colleague, Ilya Mishra, are new contributors to Ask a Tech Teacher who specialize in online learning and educational technology (more on Ilya’s bio below). I know you’ll enjoy their thoughts: To be an integral part of this relatively young digital age, it is imperative for educators to keep up with the technological advances in every sector.
Educators Technology
MARCH 25, 2018
For those of you asking about Android math apps to use with students in class, here is a list of some our favourite picks. From homework helpers to math solvers and graphing calculators, the.read more.
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The Innovative Educator
MARCH 25, 2018
Whether you are an innovative educator or a student, in the 21st century, we’re all global learners who make global collaborations. This means being able to effectively interact with people whether they are in your classroom, district, or across the state, country, or world. You do not want your meetings or calls to look like this: When you do, there are some protocols to put in place.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 28, 2018
Night Zoopkeeper is a excellent new site for students to help them w/ their Writing skills through fun interactive lessons/competition. Also, it has an educational portal that allows educators to: assign lessons, track student progress, and assess their work in real-time. This makes it easy for teachers to differentiate instruction and implement project based learning in their classroom.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 27, 2018
When I went to school, it was all about the 3Rs, desks in rows, and a teacher lecturing from the front of the room. The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 30, 2018
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #101–the Laptop Internet Button.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 29, 2018
Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox. This year, it’s April 1, 2018. Here are some websites your students will love: 18+ Interactive Easter websites. ABCYa Easter Egg Hunt. Classroom Easter Egg Hunt. Easter color-me. Easter Color Me.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 24, 2018
StudyBlue is a site I've covered in the past that has just released some new information. I'm going to quote it straight from their email as they say it best. "StudyBlue®, a mobile and online study service, has released new functionality that enables students to quickly share and compare their explanations with those of their peers. Designed for students from middle school to medical school, StudyBlue is the best way to store, study, share and ultimately master course material – for free.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 27, 2018
ClassHook is an innovative new site for finding educational videos/clips that I was just reminded of by Monica Burns blog. ClassHook is a search engine for finding educational video clips through popular media. It searches through TV shows, movies, and other forms of entertainment to bring educational clips to educators. Best of all an educator can search through different subjects and each video displays wether it is for El Ed, MS, HS, etc.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 27, 2018
Brainstormer is a fun little iOS app that is ideal for brainstorming by spinning a wheel. This wheel has 3 categories such as: theme, setting, and location, and is ideal for generating writing prompts. I highly recommend checking out Brainstormer by clicking here !!! For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS apps, click here. For my Pinterest board on Brainstorming & Mindmapping, click here.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 26, 2018
*Be Sure to check out the printable activities on Easter. Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects. Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more. Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 24, 2018
30hands Learning is the excellent company for creating an innovative LMS (Learning Management System) as well as the popular mobile iOS app that is ideal for digital storytelling 30hands Pro. The 30hands community is a perfect cloud based solution that allows educators to: manage/track students, hand in/out assignments, schedule events, and more. While the mobile is being used in education for project based learning, digital storytelling, and more. 30hands has lots of exciting news on the horizo
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 26, 2018
Zanifesto is a wonderful site for creating infographics that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's award winning blog. Zanifesto allows users to easily add text or images to create stunning infographics. Also, there is a wide range of templates and examples to browse/choose from. Educators are using infographics in a wide range of ways from message announcements, to introducing topics, and more.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
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